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Table 1 Comparison of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Between Training and Test Cohorts

From: Combined use of CDAI and blood indices for assessing endoscopic activity in ileocolic Crohn’s disease

Characteristics

Training Cohort

(n = 210)

Test Cohort

(n = 90)

P value

Age at assessment (in years), median (IQR)

38 (27–49)

37.5 (26-51.25)

0.14

Disease duration, years, median (IQR)

1 (0–4)

2 (1–6)

0.065

Gender

  

0.919

Male, n (%)

118 (56.2)

50 (55.6)

 

Female, n (%)

92 (43.8)

40 (44.4)

 

BMI, median (IQR)

20.8 (18.8–22.6)

20.4 (18-22.4)

0.18

Age at diagnosis (in years), n (%)

  

0.925

A1 (≤ 16)

17 (8.1)

8 (8.9%)

 

A2 (17–40)

117 (55.7)

48 (53.3)

 

A3 (> 40)

76 (36.2)

34 (37.8)

 

Disease location, n (%)

  

0.144

L1 (terminal ileum)

46 (21.9)

23 (25.6)

 

L2 (colon)

12 (5.7)

11 (12.2)

 

L3 (ileocolon)

129 (61.4)

50 (55.6)

 

L3 + L4 (L3 + upper gastrointestinal tract)

23 (11)

6 (6.7)

 

Disease phenotype, n (%)

  

0.475

B1 (inflammatory)

94 (44.8)

40 (44.4)

 

B2 (stricturing)

93 (44.3)

44 (48.9)

 

B3 (penetrating)

23 (11)

6 (6.7)

 

Medication, n (%)

  

< 0.05

No medication

30 (14.3)

8 (8.9)

 

5-ASA

45 (21.4)

21 (23.3)

 

Corticosteroids

22 (10.5)

9 (10.0)

 

Immunosuppressant

75 (35.7)

17 (18.9)

 

Biologics

84 (40.0)

58 (64.4)

 

Perianal disease, n (%)

85 (40.5)

29 (32.2)

0.177

Endoscopic disease activity, n (%)

156 (74.3)

69 (76.7)

0.663

  1. IQR: interquartile range, ASA: aminosalicylic acid
  2. P values were determined by Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables, the chi-square test and fisher exact test for categorical variables